Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-10-06

At Des Arc. Once l meet Cousins ant
friends, who seem glad to see me.
Here found they were having big
meeting; was introduced tn their min.
ister, Rev. Mr.. Adams. / expected te
spend the evening with the cousins
and take the midnight train home
AS there was to be services in the ev.
ening. I went with them to church,
which is a nice, new church built the
past year, handsomely painted inside
and out, and nicely seated, to sea,
about two hundred persons comfort.
ably. Doors and windows gothic with
stained glass, well lighted, aud new
organ, with very pretty young lady
to play on it. After servic, one of tn e
cousins said, is it really necessary for
you to go home Tonight; will your
folks worry about you? No. but then
do not wish to make you twice glad:
glad l come and glad am gone. IT
that is all, you must stay and sing with
US in the choir. sing ia the choir? /
have not sung in the choir for years
and years. Well, we will practice
awhile, and see. After we had sung a
few of those old tunes loved so well,
| found my Voice was all right. The
next day stood by the organist aud
sang with the choir of young ladies'.
All, how good it seemed to me, after
all these years. to once more take part
in the services. AS we sang. "SafeIy
through another week, ,"o!i" Antioch, J"
"Uxbridge," Coronation" ;" Praise God
from whom all blessings flow," do you
wonder it made me feel like new
man? and then to once more hear the
sermon, for the minist r came and
stood in the front of the altar. It was
like an oasis in the desert After the
services were all over and all had re-
tired, how in my dreams the early days
when we boys and girls were all at
home at our fathers at family prayers,
morning and evening, took the lead
In singing hymn, with all the rest Of
the family, and Sunday at the old
school house where We met to worship,
before we had any minister, and father
or one of ths, uncles rea d sermon, and
after years when we had the Rev. ]. T.
Pierce as our first pastor, and after
years when Rev. J. G. Berry came,
[ stood by the side of our lamented
Farnham; how our thoughts will rove
over ths past years! And as dream, I
feel hand on my shoulder aud q
voice, "train time!" for had conclud-
ed, as was so near, I would take the
midnight train to Piedmont. and STE
my daughter and family. After hasty
toilet, /, and young man, who was
going with me, arrived at the depot
just as the headlight came around the
turn iu the road. We soon were board
and whirled along the road. There is
alwars something fascinating in those
midnight rides or in a night hunt. I
was always fond of getting up in the
night and with my gun ramb!e over
the n ountain all alone, all alone. After
what seemed but few minutes, the
porter cried, "Piedmontp After say.
ing good night to my companion, "I'll
see you in the morning." rang the
bell at my daughter,s. After the greet
Ings were over, I was shown to bed for
the second time that night. After a
two hours sound sleep, ! arose with
the first streak of daylight, as fresh as
If I had not made any break in my
sleep. After breakfast spent the day
visiting with the family and making
calls - among those called on was
Brother Harris, of the Leader. Now,
| would like to ask you, Mr.. Editor,
how 81 good looking man as the
Leader has not made some one of those
lovely looking girls l saw down there
happy? That is what astonishes me.
After spending the day seeing the
: sights, meeting of friends, and the
evening with company and music, at
ten O'Clock we retired. Slept until
twelve o'clock-I was aroused by train
time. After the good-byes we're said, /
was soon aboard the home bound train,
where we arrived about two O'Clock.
AS stel on the platform, the words
came to nie"home again, home again"
After brisk walk, I reached home
and was soon sound asleep, as if I had
not been walked up two hours before,
thirty or forty miles away, and as usu-
al was up ready for work refreshed.
Just think, slept in four beds in two
night! Would not our old ancestors
think it wonderful age if they could
see the things we see? L. p. r.
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